Starting something you couldn't finishFinnbar says: I used to know a guy who tattooed LOVE across his left knuckles, but didn't tattoo HATE on the other knuckles because he was right-handed and realised he couldn't finish. Ever run out of skills or inspiration halfway through a job?
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Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 24 Jun 2010, 13:32)
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Oh, god...I couldn't see the point of Middlemarch at all. Very dull.
I've also given up of Felix Holt - must be something to do with George Eliot - and Tristram Shandy... twice.
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Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Thu 24 Jun 2010, 16:30,
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There's a famous bitin Middlemarch where she talks about how the novel is like an experiment, with the author/reader observing what's happening in peoples' lives.
Trouble is, you don't really want to be the one sitting in a lab, staring down the microscope.
I read Daniel Deronda, and liked that, but it is a bit madder than Middlemarch. Felix Holt I felt the same way as you about.
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I really wanted to like "Middlemarch"But, in the end, couldn't...
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Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Thu 24 Jun 2010, 16:46,
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I plead with youto give Tristram Shandy another chance. Please. I hope you're not making the mistake of looking for a story.
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Sonic the Hedgetrimmer doesn't care what you think, Wed 30 Jun 2010, 9:58,
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